Vehicle sunshade



May 31, 1927. 1,631,074

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WITNESS ATTORNEY Patented May 31, 1927.

' ITVED I PATENT QF'F CEQi- CHARLES M. STAINBROOK, OI BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY.

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Application filedtAugust 25, gzs. Serial no.131,516..

' closed, the shade being of a sizefto'protect the driver from the sunpand at thesame time allow him to see beneath the shadeQ Another object of the invention resides in the provision of resilient means for normally holding the shade in and out. of the way positionparallel with the top of the vehicle,

' and means for holding the shade in position mounting the shade. I

' therewith.

for use against the tension of theiresilient means Ithe latter automatically returning the shade to its normal position when released from thesecond mentioned means. y In the drawings formin'g part of this application like numerals of reference indlcate similar parts in the several views and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle showing the position of the shade for use.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view through the'vehicle showing'the manner of Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken at 'a. right angle to Figure 2, and showing the shade in" both of its posit ons. 2 .Figure i is-a detail view of the supporting rod upon which the shade is'mounted,

Figure 5 is a detail view of the lKtBQPQPfOI holding the shade in lowered posit on. I Figure 6 is a vfragmentary view of the shade frame and thelatch element associated Figure? is a fragmentary View of a slightly modified construction.

Figure 8 is a detail view of the latch shown in Figure 7.

The device forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a rod 10 which is adapted to be arranged trans versely across the window frame of a motor vehicle indicated generally at A, and upon which rod is supported the shade 11. The rod 10 is offset at one end as at 12 and secured to. an attaching plate 13v which is adapted to bolted or "otherwise suitably secured to the vehicle body as shown in F gure 2, thereby spacing the rod 10 a slight distance from the window frame.

This allows the shade to be arranged within'the vehicle in spaced relation to the wlnd'ow frame as shown in F igure 3, so that when the shade is lowered to active position it does not interfere with the raising and lowering of the adjacent window of the vehicle. The free end of the rod 10 is re.- celved by an eye bolt let to assist in supportmg the rod in properrelation to, the vehicle bo y- The shade embodies a substantially U- shaped frame 15 terminating in "eyes 16 i which" are nio u'ntedon the rod lojtosupport the shade swinging movement. The

shade proper indicated at ll is' attached to the cross member of the frame andi s also 7 looped about the rod 10, so tha h Shade isheldta'ut under conditions. Asshown ini'ljigure 3 f the shade normally occupies a horizontal position directly beneath and andiwhen its use is desired, it is swung to a vertical posit on ad acent the window next to the drlver, the shade being of a size to shown in Figure 5, the long branch 19 of which is bolted to the window casing, while the 11 b Z 'P J'Q t a a ht an e parallel with the top 18 of the vehicle body,

protect the face and'upper part of the body from said casing and provided with an en- 7 la ged kk e rem iyfil hav a @811- tral opening 22 todreceive the rod 10.. The

long branch 19 isQprovided with spaced lop enings"23, and the openings 24 in'theattaching pl at eof the rod 10 are'adapted to register with these openings to recei esuitablefastening elements (not shown), which are employed to hold the keeper and rod at- .tached to the vehicle body. The disk-like extremity 21 is provided with a notch '25 adapted to receive a latch 26 which is slidably mounted in suitable bearings 27 arranged on one side of the shade frame 15 as shown in Figure 6, saidlatch being surrounded by a coil spring 28 which is utilized of the keeper.

to project the latch element in the direction of the disk-like extremity 21. Surrounding the rod 10 adjacent the attaching plate 13 thereof is a coil spring 29 which has one end fixed to the rod in any suitable manner as at 30 and its other end 31 attached to an apertured lug 32 projecting laterally from one of the bearings 27 for the latch element. This spring 29 normally holds the shade in a horizontal position beneath and parallel with the top 18 of the vehicle, during which time the latch element 26 engages the peripheryof the disk-like portion 21. When in this position the shade bears against spaced yieldable disks 33 which maintain the shade spaced from the top of the vehicle to protect the latter from being injured or soiled. Now, when it is desred to use the shade it is only necessary to move the latter downwardly to a vertical position, parallel with the window as clearly shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, and when the shade reaches this position the latch element 26 under the influence of the spring 28 will be projected'within the notch 25 of the disk-like extremity 21 with relation to the window casing in a position to protect the driver from the effects of the sun. The latch element is provided with a finger engaging portion 34 by means of which the element can be retracted from the notch 25, whereupon the spring 29 automat-ically returns the shade to its normal horizontal position. Carried by the disklike extremity 21 is a curved extension 36 which overlies the adjacent eye 16 of the I shade frame, and thereby guides the frame in its swinging movements, and prevents any endWise movement of the frame with relation to the rod 10.

In Figures 8 and 9 I have shown a slight modified form of the invention wherein the shade supporting rod is indicated at 37 the shade frame at 38 and the spring for normally holding the frame in a horizontal position at 39. All of these parts are constructed and arranged in the same manner as hereinabove described, this form of the invention differentiating from the preferred I form in the means employed for holding the window shade lowered in a vertical position.

In this connection I employ a small casing 40 which is adapted to be secured to the window casing as at 41, the casing supporting a pivoted dog 42 having a hook-like extremity 43 adapted to engage the adjacent Thus the shade is held fixedside of the shade frame 38 for holding the latter in its lowered active position. The casing 40 is formed with a substantially cylindrical-like portion 44: to receive a spring 15 and a lug 16 carried by the dog, and engaging said spring whereby the dog is nor-' mally held in its active position. Consequently when the frame is moved downwardly it rides over the dog 42, slightly depressing the latter, the dog subsequently assuming a position to engage the frame 38 for the purpose stated. The dog is provided with a thumb engaging portion 17 by means of which the frame can be conveniently released, and allowed to assume its normal position under the influence of the spring 39. 7

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood, that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall withinthe scope of what is claimed.

' What is claimed is: 7

1. In combination, a horizontally disposed rod having an offset attachingportion adapted to be secured to a support,a shade frame mounted on said rod for pivotal movement, resilient means associated with the rod and frameand normally holding the latter in a horizontal plane, a bracket se-- cured to the attaching portion-of said rod and including an ofiset disk like extremity having a notch, and a spring pressed bolt carried by the frame and arranged to move about the periphery of said disk, and adapted to be received by said 'notch to hold the shade and its frame in a vertical position.

2. In combination, a horizontally disposed rod having an offset attaching. portion adapted to be secured to a support, a substantially L-shaped bracket having one branch secured to the attaching portion of 

